Vermillion (Simone Simons album)

Vermillion is the debut solo album by the Dutch singer Simone Simons, lead singer of Epica. It was released on 23 August 2024.

Track listing

Notes

• "Weight of My World" is the only multilingual song on the album that contains lyrics in German, Dutch and English.

Personnel

• Simone Simons – vocals
• Arjen Lucassen – all other instruments

Additional musicians

• Koen Herfst – drums
• Rob van der Loo – bass

Special guests

• Mark Jansen – growls on "The Core" and "R.E.D."
• Alissa White-Gluz – vocals on "Cradle to the Grave"
• Joost van den Broek – piano on "Dark Night of the Soul"
• Perttu Kivilaakso – cello on "Dark Night of the Soul"
• John Jaycee Cuijpers – backing vocals on "Aeterna"
• Ben Mathot – violin on "Aeterna" and "Fight or Flight"
• Jurriaan Westerveld – cello on "In Love We Rust", "Cradle to the Grave", and "Vermillion Dreams"

R.E.D. Crowd Chant

• Coen Janssen
• Mark Jansen
• Isaac Delahaye
• Ariën van Weesenbeek
• Rob van der Loo
• Simone Simons
• Peter Kettenis
• Monique Hooft
• Lori Linstruth
• Arjen Lucassen
• Joost van den Broek
• Jasper Erkens
• Johan van Stratum

Crew

• Simone Simons – lyrics
• Lori Linstruth – lyrics (1–9), photography
• Arjen Lucassen – music, engineering, production, mixing
• Gjalt Lucassen – Latin lyrics on "Aeterna"
• Jaap Toorenaar – Latin lyrics on "Aeterna"
• Joost van den Broek – music (10), mastering
• Hedi Xandt – artwork, design

Charts

References